Questions tagged [historical-data]
Questions about finding old accounts, informations and observations if they are still available.
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Trajectory information for Ranger, Luna, and other early Lunar explorers
Is there a location where I can get remotely reliable information on the trajectories for the old Ranger, Luna, and other lunar explorers? I'm especially interested in the ones that flew by the Moon ...
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Are there calculations regarding the Kármán line in the Theodore von Kármán collection?
According to this article, page 673:
The "von Kármán line" appears to be what mathematicians refer to as a "folk theorem" , arising out of a conference discussion but never formally published by ...
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Historically, how risky are first launches of new rockets?
Apropos of the Falcon Heavy test flight scheduled for February 6, 2018, what is the failure rate of first launches of new orbital rocket designs?
How has this rate changed over time since the 1950s?
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What part of the Earth was visible to Apollo 8 when the Christmas message was broadcast in 1968?
i.e., from what parts of the Earth would it have been possible to directly listen to the broadcast with a shortwave an amateur radio receiver?
On a related note, which of NASA's tracking stations ...
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Provenance of the Apollo 11 landing presented in a NASA PR film
"The Eagle Has Landed: The Flight of Apollo 11" is the title of an 18 minute NASA public relations film from 1969, available through the National Archives Catalog. One section shows the view from the ...
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Were the Saturn V construction plans destroyed?
Over the years, I often heard that we would not be able to build a Saturn V again since its construction plans actually have been destroyed.
Then again, I heard that there are copies on microfiche or ...
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Where to look for historical or reconstructed orbit data for early NASA missions - Mercury-Atlas 6 for example
After reading this answer I decided that for my own use I'd like to plot the orbit of Mercury-Atlas 6, the spacecraft piloted by John Glenn on February 20, 1962. This thorough answer lists fourteen (...
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What is the scientific reason for selecting July 20 1969 for the moon landing?
There might be no reason but I doubt the date had simply no reason.
I believe there may have been personal significance to Neil Armstrong. Alternatively picking a summer date may have been safer.
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Is there any publicly available logging, or “Wayback Machine” for DSN Now activity?
This question and especially this comment address activity associated with the Juno mission, both circa arrival, and the relatively quiet transit period to Jupiter. The idea is that there may have ...
